Re: split
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- Subject: [mg73646] Re: split
- From: "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:48:58 -0500 (EST)
- References: <erjo7l$nrf$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hello.
Note first the usage mesage for Split function
Information@Split
"Split[list] splits list into sublists consisting of runs of identical
elements. Split[list, test] treats pairs of adjacent \
elements as identical whenever applying the function test to them
yields True."
Attributes[Split] = {Protected}
Pay special attentions to "...identical elements...".
Here is your list
z = {1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 7, 5, 1, 7}
{1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 7, 5, 1, 7}
Let wrap your Input with Trace
Split[z,#1<=3&]//Trace
{{z,{1,3,2,6,4,7,5,1,7}},Split[{1,3,2,6,4,7,5,1,7},#1=E2=89=A43&],{(#1=E2
=89=A43&)
[1,3],1=E2=89=A43,
True},{(#1=E2=89=A43&)[3,2],3=E2=89=A43,True},{(#1=E2=89=A43&)[2,6],2
=E2=89=A43,True},{(#1=E2=89=A43&)
[6,4],
6=E2=89=A43,False},{(#1=E2=89=A43&)[
4,7],4=E2=89=A43,False},{(#1=E2=89=A43&)[7,5],7=E2=89=A43,False},{(#1=E2
=89=A43&)[5,1],5=E2=89=A43,False},
{(#1=E2=89=A43&)[
1,7],1=E2=89=A43,True},{{1,3,2,6},{4},{7},{5},{1,7}}}
I think you understand now the Output {{1,3,2,6},{4},{7},{5},{1,7}}.
Anyway modifying a little your command you get the desired result
Split[z, #1 <= 3 === #2 <= 3 & ]
{{1, 3, 2}, {6, 4, 7, 5}, {1}, {7}}
In this way Split considers two adjacent elements of z "identical" if
they are both less or equal 3 or if they are both greater than 3.
As another demonstration consider
Table[Random[Integer, {0, 10}], {100}]
Split[%, #1 <= 6 === #2 <= 6 & ]
{8, 6, 4, 3, 3, 8, 6, 9, 5, 7, 2, 10, 10, 10, 8, 1, 3, 4, 4, 6, 10, 2,
6, 5, 1, 7, 1, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 1, 6, 10, 7, 4, 7, 2, 0,
8, 0, 2, 2, 3, 6, 7, 6, 8, 0, 9, 1, 5, 1, 5, 10, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5,
3, 10, 5, 3, 6, 7, 9, 8, 3, 1, 8, 0, 0, 9, 2, 4, 9, 2, 8,
5, 5, 9, 6, 2, 8, 4, 1, 0, 10, 6, 5, 5, 8, 0, 10, 1, 3}
{{8}, {6, 4, 3, 3}, {8}, {6}, {9}, {5}, {7}, {2}, {10, 10, 10, 8}, {1,
3, 4, 4, 6}, {10}, {2, 6, 5, 1}, {7},
{1, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 1, 6}, {10, 7}, {4}, {7}, {2, 0}, {8}, {0, 2,
2, 3, 6}, {7}, {6}, {8}, {0}, {9}, {1, 5, 1, 5}, {10},
{5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3}, {10}, {5, 3, 6}, {7, 9, 8}, {3, 1}, {8}, {0,
0}, {9}, {2, 4}, {9}, {2}, {8}, {5, 5}, {9}, {6, 2}, {8},
{4, 1, 0}, {10}, {6, 5, 5}, {8}, {0}, {10}, {1, 3}}
Kind Regards
Dimitris
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=B5:
> Hi,
>
> I want to split a list, say
>
> z = {1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 7, 5,1,7};
>
> into sublist of elements that are less or equal 3.
>
> so I want to obtain
>
> {{1,3,2},{6,4,7,5},{1},{7}}
>
> How to do it? Probably by applying Split, but what to put in Test?
>
> Split[z,#<=3&] gives :
>
> {{1, 3, 2, 6}, {4}, {7}, {5}, {1, 7}}
>
> Why 6 was put in first sublist together with 1, 3, and 2 since 6>3 and
> should be together with 4 in the second sublist?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arek